Monday, September 16, 2013

Battle of Chickamauga

One
hundred and fifty-years ago on September 20th marked the end of a
Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee called the Chickamauga Campaign. The
battle was the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of the
American Civil War, and involved the second highest number of casualties in the
war following the Battle of Gettysburg. During the battle, a member of the 24th
Wisconsin Volunteers, Arthur MacArthur (father of General Douglas MacArthur),
won the Medal of Honor for his valiant performance at Missionary Ridge.It was there that he was seen grabbing the
colors and urging his unit forward shouting “On Wisconsin!” Learn more about
the regiment with William Beaudot’s book “The 24th Wisconsin
Infantry” or take a ranger-led tour with the DVD “The Battle of Chickamauga”.